We're learning more about the Springfield couple facing child endangerment charges after police received images of a 5-year-old girl being abused.

The DHS secretary’s firing was celebrated by local officials and activists, who said good riddance to the woman who oversaw unprecedented immigration raids in the Chicago area.

CARLYLE, Ill. — The former police chief in Carlyle, Illinois, is facing federal charges after investigators said he stole more than $100,000 for things like travel, entertainment and jewelry.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Police Department, along with help from other agencies, carried out a search warrant in which guns, drugs and items connected to vehicle thefts were seized ...

Two men were taken into custody March 1 after Springfield police, executing a search warrant, recovered a handgun fitted with ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch thinks the office has "turned the corner" and is in a good place less than two years after a former sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 36-year-old ...

The Springfield Police Department is launching a new initiative aimed at making traffic stops and other law enforcement ...

A State Police sergeant is facing assault charges for allegedly using excessive force when he used pepper spray on a driver during a traffic stop in Springfield in January, according to authorities ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A juvenile male suspect has been charged after a non-fatal shooting at Springfield Town Center that sent a man to the hospital, Fairfax County police said. Officers ...

Illinois is gearing up for a fight over who gets to wear a badge. A newly filed bill in Springfield would block certain federal immigration agents hired during the Trump administration from taking ...

The Springfield Police Department said January saw a record number of firearm seizures. Over the course of the month of January 2026, the Criminal Investigations Division conducted investigative stops ...

The sentencing took place in Sangamon County court before Judge Robin Schmidt. The former Springfield Police sergeant faced up to 12 years in prison. Judge Robin Schmidt handed down the sentence ...